Slay the Dragon
Here be dragons. Mythology is rampant with dragons. Dragons occupy our collective stories, from ancient Greece, to China, India, and Europe, and even to current American and English pop-culture. The dragon is a universal symbol of evil, chaos, or struggle. Throughout mythology a dragon is always slain by a hero, often an unsuspecting, humble, reluctant everyman; a […]
An Open Letter To Wives
To the wives of mountain bikers; from the delusional, dirty, oft-distracted men you married. First thing first. Thanks. We ask a lot from you. You have been our crew at races, our nutritional experts, our sponsors, and our sounding boards. We know that such things were not always high on your list of Things-I-Want-To-Do-When-I-Get-Married, but nevertheless, […]
Stop The SkiLink Gondola
Talisker Mountain Inc., owner of Canyons Resort, and some land near Deer Valley (and other resorts throughout the west) in Park City is working hard (to destroy Canyons) to build a gondola—known as SkiLink—in Big Cottonwood Canyon that would connect Solitude Mountain Resort with Canyons. The proposed gondola would be built through the heart of some of […]
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em… Upgrade
I’ve spent the entire cyclocross season trying to move my way through the B flight. I’ve had some success. But I’ve never come anywhere close to winning. Or even finishing on the podium. Which is fine. I set out to improve, and of course, to have a lot of fun. Mission accomplished. But this reality […]
